Georgia Voting Law: Why Is Major League Baseball Expected to Boycott, While Other Businesses Aren’t?

This Thursday, the PGA Tour and Masters Tournament will begin in Augusta, Ga., despite the National Black Justice Coalition calling upon the PGA Tour and Masters Tournament to pull the upcoming event from Augusta National Golf Club in reaction to the recent passing of Georgia’s voter bill. The NBJC also urged professional golfers to boycott playing in Georgia until the bill is repealed: “Professional golf should not reward Georgia’s attacks on democracy and voting rights with the millions of dollars in revenue that the tournament generates and the prestige it brings to the state.”

As of this writing, the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will not be played in Atlanta, but quite a few other major sporting events are still scheduled to be held in Georgia this year — in addition to all of the home games for professional Atlanta teams and Georgia’s collegiate athletic programs:

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This Thursday, the PGA Tour and Masters Tournament will begin in Augusta, Ga., despite the National Black Justice Coalition calling upon the PGA Tour and Masters Tournament to pull the upcoming event from Augusta National Golf Club in reaction to the recent passing of Georgia’s voter bill. The NBJC also urged professional golfers to boycott playing in Georgia until the bill is repealed: “Professional golf should not reward Georgia’s attacks on democracy and voting rights with the millions of dollars in revenue that the tournament generates and the prestige it brings to the state.”

As of this writing, the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will not be played in Atlanta, but quite a few other major sporting events are still scheduled to be held in Georgia this year — in addition to all of the home games for professional Atlanta teams and Georgia’s collegiate athletic programs: